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At the Super Bowl? :eek:

I guess NASCAR isn't the only sport suffering from the current economic issues.
 
Looked like a full house to me.
I was surprised to see how many 49ers fans were there,
considering the proximity of Baltimore compared to SF.
 
If there were ant empty seats, it was because some of the people on StubHub couldn't unload their last $10,000 tickets. The game was a sell out.
 
Not sure about the empty seats but I did see that the Super Bowl broke ratings records again last night.
The Baltimore Ravens won the game but Super Bowl XLVII was a victory for CBS on Sunday. With an average overnight household rating of 48.1/71 the game was the highest rated Super Bowl in metered market history. The match-up between the Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans breaks the 47.9/71 record of Super Bowl XLV in 2011. It’s also up 1% from the 47.8/71 of last year’s New York Giants and New England Patriots game. Super Bowl XLVI on NBC was the most-watched event in U.S. TV history with a total of 111.3 million viewers.
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from here.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Not sure about the empty seats but I did see that the Super Bowl broke ratings records again last night.

from here.
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But... but.... THE ECONOMY!!!
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nascage said:
Looked like a full house to me.
I was surprised to see how many 49ers fans were there,
considering the proximity of Baltimore compared to SF.
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Not really a surprise when you look at what a week there including tickets cost. Only the people I keep making richer can afford to go.
 
I saw an empty seat at the game. Ray Lewis bought God a ticket but he didn't show up.
 
Saw somewhere the average ticket was $3400?
 
Bobw said:
Saw somewhere the average ticket was $3400?
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They are. Was on ESPN and got roasted for saying how I agreed with Flacco for saying what a joke playing in Jersey next year will be. I like watching and have gone to cold weather games like in Green Bay but how many want to spend a week in Jersey in Feb. with what it costs to go. All I got was the players can deal with it but no one could get how maybe fans won't care too.Most that go to regular season games don't have to fly in and pay for hotels and inflated super bowl prices for everything all week.
 
FenderBumper said:
Brian started those rumors. Then he came to his senses and made a plan. It's called Gen 6. I hope it works.
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Okay FB, I am going to say something here. Please, please, please don't let it go to your head. NASCAR's saving grace is Kesolowski. Yep I said it..:wacko: To me Nascar's popularity is all about drivers, not what the drive, how they drive, or where they drive. Kesolowski has the chance to put butts in seats like Gordon did in the late 90s, and Earnhardt before him. I have always said that the decline in Nascar's popularity has been linked to the decline in drivers like Jr and Gordon, and the rise of Johnson. People find Johnson so generic and dull. It is different with Kesolowski. While I don't like him that much as a driver, I am not stupid and can tell people turn when they hear Kesolowski's name. If he can keep up the winning, he will only get more and more attention.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
Okay FB, I am going to say something here. Please, please, please don't let it go to your head. NASCAR's saving grace is Kesolowski. Yep I said it..:wacko: To me Nascar's popularity is all about drivers, not what the drive, how they drive, or where they drive. Kesolowski has the chance to put butts in seats like Gordon did in the late 90s, and Earnhardt before him. I have always said that the decline in Nascar's popularity has been linked to the decline in drivers like Jr and Gordon, and the rise of Johnson. People find Johnson so generic and dull. It is different with Kesolowski. While I don't like him that much as a driver, I am not stupid and can tell people turn when they hear Kesolowski's name. If he can keep up the winning, he will only get more and more attention.
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That had to hurt. ;)

No one driver can get nascar back on track, and I don't Keselowski is drawing in a bunch of new fans. NASCAR has been looking for a new hero. First it was Kyle they were promoting, then they tried to add Carl as the white hat. Have at it was a good idea, but nascar allowing intentional wrecking in response to some bumping and rubbing is killing the concept. Guys are afraid to race hard because they will get put in the wall. This whole gentlemans agreement and veterans laying down the law is hurting the sport. That's why I'm excited by a new crop of hard nosed drivers coming in and changing the rules.

Ultimately, the best racing was on short tracks, and there's only 2 left.
 
Isn't Richmond a short track? Darlington? I guess not in the sense of Martinsville.

Maybe Richmond.
 
MOEJOE said:
Isn't Richmond a short track? Darlington? I guess not in the sense of Martinsville.

Maybe Richmond.
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I think 'short track' is traditionally defined by NASCAR as under a mile - Richmond, M'ville, and Bristol. Me, I'd expand it to include the one-milers - Phoenix, Loudon, and Dover (and hopefully someday Rockingham again).
 
FenderBumper said:
I guess I've been missing all the banging and bumping at some of these tracks. :confused:
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They go out of their way not to bump and rub on each other. They're all so focused on being "respectful" and "racing clean" instead of putting on the type of show the fans want to see. Then, they turn around and mock fans on national television, saying all we want to see is carnage and destruction and that we don't enjoy hard racing.

Sorry, but guys going out of their way not to race "too hard", pulling over and letting other drivers pass, going out of their way to give other drivers "room", whining and crying that drivers aren't giving enough room to race when another car is within 2.5 seconds ... this stuff doesn't turn fans on.

Damn, I miss Earnhardt.
 
If I wanted to see racing that's all about aerodynamics and where drivers can't make contact, I'll turn on IndyCar. Hell, there was more bumping and rubbing at the Baltimore IndyCar race than there was all SEASON in SpitCup.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
They go out of their way not to bump and rub on each other. They're all so focused on being "respectful" and "racing clean" instead of putting on the type of show the fans want to see. Then, they turn around and mock fans on national television, saying all we want to see is carnage and destruction and that we don't enjoy hard racing.

Sorry, but guys going out of their way not to race "too hard", pulling over and letting other drivers pass, going out of their way to give other drivers "room", whining and crying that drivers aren't giving enough room to race when another car is within 2.5 seconds ... this stuff doesn't turn fans on.

Damn, I miss Earnhardt.
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Sounds like you're missin Steven Wallace too.
 
You can blame empty seats on the economy, but HD tv's and computers make watching a race from home an increasingly better option.
 
MrSluggo said:
You can blame empty seats on the economy, but HD tv's and computers make watching a race from home an increasingly better option.
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Not even close IMO. You could have a 100" HD television with the ultimate surround sound capabilities and it would never compare to the sights/sounds/atmosphere of a NASCAR race. No, not even close.
 
I've attended the Daytona 500 several times and I've watched it on TV a lot more times. There's no comparison but times being what they are I'll be in front of the TV again this year.
 
I should've been more clear—HD tv's, computers, multiple camera angles, pit reporters, etc...make watching a race from home an increasingly better option that it has been in the past. I'm not saying it's better than being at the track, but racing is one of those sports (like golf for example), where it's easier to follow all the action, storylines, etc...with a tv.
 
MrSluggo said:
I should've been more clear—HD tv's, computers, multiple camera angles, pit reporters, etc...make watching a race from home an increasingly better option that it has been in the past. I'm not saying it's better than being at the track, but racing is one of those sports (like golf for example), where it's easier to follow all the action, storylines, etc...with a tv.
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Golf?! Who the hell follows golf? :D
 
MrSluggo said:
I should've been more clear—HD tv's, computers, multiple camera angles, pit reporters, etc...make watching a race from home an increasingly better option that it has been in the past. I'm not saying it's better than being at the track, but racing is one of those sports (like golf for example), where it's easier to follow all the action, storylines, etc...with a tv.
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While I agree that nothing beats going to a race, your point is well taken . Whenever I went to a race , I recorded it at home so I could watch it later and see what happened . When you got some red necked babe in a low cut tank top sittin in front of you , you miss parts (of the race . I mean).:D
 
BobbyFord said:
Golf?! Who the hell follows golf? :D
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My wife and most of my in-laws. It's about the only sport she'll watch. She likes that it's relatively quiet, except for that damned 'Get in the hole!' guy. He should be anchored in any water hazard in the southeast as gator bait.

Me, I keep waiting for the caddy to change a club head and re-tape the grip in 11.9 seconds...
 
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